Stephanie Rankin, left, and Danielle Raymo, are founding Rochester Brainery as a place for anybody who's interested to teach and learn.

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Starting out in the work world, neither Stephanie Rankin nor Danielle Raymo have much money for entertainment.

With college degrees of recent vintage, they still love learning. So the two have come up with a business that will provide entertaining learning experiences. The Rochester Brainery, a place where people can sign up to take or teach a course in just about anything, will launch in March at Village Gate.

"We've seen this be successful in other places," Rankin said. The idea should work here because of the diversity of talents Rochester has to offer, she said. ...